State Government Press Releases

Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces the arrests of 49 people and the seizure of 53 illegal guns and a large quantity of marijuana, crack, cocaine and heroin as a result of a year-long investigation...

On May 21, 2018 at 11:30 PM Troopers Capone and Fox arrested Pedro Rosario, age 25, of 269 Ocean St. Apt 3, Woonsocket, Rhode Island for a Sixth District Court Bench for Failure to Appear for Pre-Trial Conference on the original charge of Driving With a Suspended License, originating out of the...

On Sunday, May 21 at 10:11 AM, Troopers Jensen and Gaucher arrested John Paul Wilson, age 35, of 1115 West Street, Walpole, Massachusetts, for 1.) Possession of a Controlled Substance- Schedule I-V (Cocaine) The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Mendon Road, in the City of...

Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces the arrest of two New York residents for possession of stolen goods worth more than $20,000 following a traffic stop on Interstate 95 in Richmond around 9 p.m. on...

On May 18, 2018, at 7:15 a.m., members of the Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Kurt Breneiser, 37 years old, of 33 Frigate Street, Jamestown, Rhode Island, on a Violation of Parole Warrant for an original charge of Breaking and Entering. Mr. Breneiser was processed at the Wickford Barracks...

Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, is again warning citizens to beware of a telephone scam in which individuals posing as deputy sheriffs are calling people to make arrangements to pay fictitious fines and bonds.